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Exhibit 99.1

 

GigOptix Reports Record Revenue and Gross Margin in the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2015 and Overall Record Revenue and Profitability in Fiscal Year 2015

Transformational Year for the Company with Enhancement of the Business, All Financial Performance and Shareholder Value

·	FY15 record revenue of $40.4 million, an increase of 23 percent from $32.9 million in FY14

·	FY15 record GAAP net income of $1.2 million, or net income of $0.03 per diluted share, up from a net loss of ($5.8) million, or ($0.18) per share in FY14

·	FY15 record non-GAAP net income of $7.3 million, or net income of $0.19 per diluted share, up from $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in FY14

·	FY15 record Adjusted EBITDA of $10.1 million, up from $4.0 million in FY14

·	Q4 FY15 record revenue of $11.1 million, increasing for the seventh consecutive quarter, and up 6 percent from $10.4 million in Q3 FY15, and up 23 percent from $9.0 million in Q4 FY14

·	Q4 FY15 record GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of 65 percent and 67 percent, respectively, up from 64 percent and 66 percent, respectively, in Q3 FY15, and up from 60 percent and 62 percent, respectively, in Q4 FY14

·	Q4 FY15 GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.01 and $0.05 respectively

·	Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015 were $30.2 million. During the quarter, the Company used approximately $5.2 million for the all cash purchase of Terasquare, Ltd. The Q4 FY15 results compare with cash and cash equivalents of $35.0 million as of September 27, 2015

·	Revenue in Q1 FY16 is expected to be in-line with, to slightly up, compared with Q4 FY15, countering the normal industry seasonality and representing growth of approximately 23 percent from $9.1 million in Q1 FY15

·	Revenue in FY16 is expected to be approximately $46.0 million representing growth of approximately 14 percent from FY15

SAN JOSE, Calif. – February 8, 2016 – GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG), a lead designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog, digital, and mixed signal components to enable high-speed information streaming over the telecom networks, datacom infrastructure, and consumer electronics links, today announced record financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015, which ended December 31, 2015.

 

Total revenue was a record $40.4 million, and compares with total revenue of $32.9 million in fiscal 2014.

Gross margin was a record 63 percent, compared with 58 percent in fiscal 2014.

Net income in fiscal 2015 was a record $1.2 million, compared with a net loss of ($5.8) million in fiscal 2014.

Earnings per diluted share in fiscal 2015 were a record $0.03, compared with a loss per share of ($0.18) in fiscal 2014.

Non-GAAP gross margin was a record 65 percent, compared with 61 percent in fiscal 2014.

Non-GAAP net income was a record $7.3 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of $1.2 million in fiscal 2014.

Adjusted EBITDA¹ for fiscal 2015 was a record $10.1 million, compared with $4.0 million in fiscal 2014.

Total revenue in Q4 FY15 was a record $11.1 million, and compares with revenue of $9.0 million in Q4 FY14, and $10.4 million in Q3 FY15.

Gross margin in Q4 FY15 was a record 65 percent, and compares with 60 percent in Q4 FY14, and 64 percent in Q3 FY15.

Net income in Q4 FY15 was $0.3 million, or net income of $0.01 per diluted share.  Included in the Q4 FY15 GAAP net income were $0.5 million in recurring GigOptix-Terasquare-Korea (GTK) Ltd. operating expenses. This compares with a net loss of ($1.1) million, or a net loss of ($0.03) per share in Q4 FY14, and net income of $1.0 million, or net income of $0.03 per diluted share in Q3 FY15.

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015 were $30.2 million. During the quarter, the Company used approximately $5.2 million for the purchase of Terasquare, Ltd., and the inception of GTK. The Q4 FY15 results compare with cash and cash equivalents of $35.0 million as of September 27, 2015.

 

Gross margin for Q4 FY15 was a record 67 percent, and compares with 62 percent in Q4 FY14, and 66 percent in Q3 FY15.

Net income for Q4 FY15 was $2.2 million, or net income of $0.05 per diluted share. Included in the Q4 FY15 non-GAAP net income were $0.4 million in recurring GTK operating expenses. This compares with net income of $0.9 million, or net income of $0.03 per diluted share in Q4 FY14, and net income of $2.3 million, or net income of $0.06 per diluted share in Q3 FY15.

Adjusted EBITDA¹ for Q4 FY15 was $2.9 million. Included in the Q4 FY15 Adjusted EBITDA were $0.4 million in recurring GTK operating expenses. This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of $1.6 million in Q4 FY14, and Adjusted EBITDA of $3.0 million in Q3 FY15.

“Fiscal 2015 was a transformational year for GigOptix.  We delivered tremendous revenue growth and profitability while further enhancing all our financial metrics.  These results further validate the success of the actions we have taken in the last few years to grow our Company through intensive organic development coupled with strategic investments and acquisitions.  Through swift commercialization of innovative new products, we continue to solidify our strong leadership position in our served markets, with the strongest performance coming from our domination in the fast-growing 40Gbps and 100Gbps datacom portion of the High-Speed Communications market,” said Dr. Avi Katz, Founder, Chairman and CEO of GigOptix, Inc. “In fiscal 2016, we will enter new growth markets and extend our dominance in the High-Speed Communications area, to be an enabler of high-speed information streaming from end-to-end over the network, driving cloud connectivity at the enterprise and in the consumer links.  Through the full integration of all past acquisitions, and the organic development of differentiating devices, we are now strongly positioned to further increase our cloud-based links market-share by delivering a complete suite of 100Gbps devices for all datacom solutions used for Ethernet, Fiber Channel, and InfiniBand Web2.0 mega-Data Center connectivity.  In the first half of calendar 2016 we plan to release a complete 100Gbps chip set to provide a one stop shop solution for the short-reach (SR) and long-reach (LR) datacom links, including CDR and DML devices, alongside our industry leading 100Gbps VCSEL TIA and drivers, which have been available in production volumes for quite some time. As the largest merchant supplier of 40Gbps solutions for the datacom market, and with significant market penetration already in place, we are confident of remaining a leader when the market moves to 100Gbps speeds, as early as calendar 2017,” said Dr. Katz.

“We also maintained our strong position in sales of coherent 100Gbps telecom products, while introducing new, leading-edge products addressing all devices required for terrestrial 200Gbps and 400Gbps Metro and Long-haul limiting and linear applications. It is our expectation that the 100Gbps Metro buildouts will commence in 2016 and last for several years.  We see this as a solid revenue opportunity and fully expect to be a main supplier for this next generation telecom infrastructure,” said Dr. Katz.  “In the RF market, the high-speed point-to-point backhaul E-band infrastructure is moving to the advanced qualification stage with the belief that the small and micro-cell infrastructure initial installation will commence this year. In addition, we are expanding our activities to address the next generation of technologies both for outdoor and indoor connectivity.  We are currently engaged with several potential customers worldwide who are evaluating our products and hope to see some traction this year.  We also remain confident in the outlook for our highly profitable Industrial ASIC business, where we delivered several significant contract wins in 2015, and more importantly, accelerated the transition from our legacy products to the fast growing families of wireless and Wi-Fi CMOS low-power and ultra-wide bandwidth devices, which are key components for a variety of emerging applications such as the Internet-of-Things (IOT).

 

“Most importantly, I am delighted that GigOptix has delivered significant value to our shareholders. In 2015, we more than quadrupled non-GAAP earnings per diluted share to $0.19, up from $0.04 in 2014. Based on our continuous growth during the last year, and with the outlook of our customers and today’s backlog, we are confident that we will see yet another strong year of growth in 2016, which should result in another year of improving shareholder value,” said Dr. Katz.

Financial Outlook

“After producing record financial results in fiscal 2015, we are excited about our growth outlook for fiscal 2016. We currently expect revenue in the first quarter will be in-line with, to slightly up, compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, representing growth of approximately 23 percent from the first quarter last year, and countering the normal seasonal trends that are common in our industry,” said Dr. Katz. “For the fiscal year, while we are still in the early stages of 2016, it is our current expectation that we will again generate double digit revenue growth for the fourth consecutive year.  Our initial projection is for revenue of approximately $46.0 million, representing growth of about 14 percent over fiscal 2015, while at the same time delivering another year of profitability.”

Financial Results Webcast / Conference Call

GigOptix will host a conference call and webcast with investors today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 financial results and business outlook.  Investors and other interested parties may access the call by dialing (719) 325-2472. No passcode is needed for the live call. The replay dial-in number is (858) 384-5517, and the passcode is 3376046. Additionally, this conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties on the Investor Relations section of GigOptix’s website at www.gigoptix.com.

¹ Non-GAAP Measures - GigOptix reports revenue, gross margin, operating expense, operating income and net income (loss) on a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP basis. In addition, it reports Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of GigOptix financial performance.  These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. A reconciliation of these GAAP to non-GAAP measurements and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, as well as the prior quarter, can be found in the “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information” table attached to this press release.

About GigOptix, Inc.

GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GIG) is a lead designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog, digital, and mixed signal components to enable high-speed information streaming over the telecom networks, datacom infrastructure, and consumer electronics links. Our ability to innovate and create differentiated products is based on deployment of various semiconductor technologies that span from III-V compounds to SiGe-BiCMOS and CMOS based device designs.

 

GigOptix’s product portfolio provides high-speed and low-power solutions in markets such as fiber-optics telecom, wireless backhaul, datacom and consumer electronics, mil-aero, instrumentation, and medical equipment, for applications such as linecards and transponders, active optical cables and pluggables, point-to-point wireless radios, military warfare, avionics electronics, GPS systems, and diverse medical equipment, such as ultrasound imaging, X-Ray, MRI, CT Scan, and Defibrillators.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the bringing of products to market with full documentation. Such statements contain words such as “believe,” “will,” and “expect,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include (without limitation) statements regarding expected revenues, income and cash, projected product sales and product expansion within existing markets and into new growth markets. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement. These risks include, but are not limited to: the ability to recognize revenues, the ability to extend product offerings into new areas or products, the ability to commercialize licensed technology, unexpected occurrences that deter the full documentation and "bring to market" plan for products that were developed this year and last year, trends and fluctuations in the industry, changes in demand and purchasing volume of customers, unpredictability of suppliers, our ability to control our costs of goods sold, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, the ability to move product sales to production levels, the ability to compete for client design-in opportunities, the ability to cross-sell to new clients and to diversify, the success of product sales in new markets or of recently produced product offerings, including bundled product solutions, the amount of cost savings, the ability to improve productivity, and to do so in an efficient manner, the ability to pursue and attract other merger and acquisition opportunities, our ability to enforce intellectual property rights, the ability to maintain and continue relationships with government agencies, and the ability to integrate new technologies into existing products and extend such products into new markets. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and in other sections of GigOptix’s filings with the SEC, and in GigOptix’s other current and periodic reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to GigOptix as of the date hereof, and GigOptix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Investors

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